Contemporary Silver Sculpture Available Now in Auction!
Designed and hand made by myself. Contemporary artwork 'Framework 2' is now available for bidding on the Catawiki online auction website- https://www.catawiki.com/en/u/16184483
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Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) is a Japanese manga series that has really gripped Japan over last year or so. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko turned into a demon.
Aesthetically the characters are great and especially Nezuko I believe is the most admired character.
I bought this Nezuko doll for my daughter and I really like the design of her hands. They are perfectly suited to her design and character with being gently feminine while simualtaneously a little demonesque.
Feeling motivated I wanted to try and make one!
Rather than taking measurements and trying to replicate one of her hands identically I simply wanted to take inspiration and see how it may be possible to work artistically and re create her hand.
This is the first time I have tried to make a hand in metal!
Its far from perfect but I learned a lot and enjoyed the process.
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Calling for new patrons!
With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With nearly 25 years of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level usually found in High Street jewellers workshops.
Become a classic patron and you will not only be able to view part 2 of full instructional guides but also be thanked personally on the next youtube upload! You will also have access to all future uploads 2 weeks before they go live on youtube.
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Fun trick of the trade I use to perfectly form tapered claws
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Top tip that helps avoid accidentally damaging the collet you are working on.
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A video of soldering scenes taken from the new full instructional guide, 'Quick and Easy Brooch' where things were not going so well.
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In this short video I explain a few essential techniques that need to be mastered to ensure neat and accurate filing work.
It's not difficult to do but it should be practised with great attention.
Even the most simple filing requires a good hand and eye coordination. Actually it goes deeper than that. Both hands work together to feel and understand how the piece is held and re positioned in time with the file blade motion while simultaneously feeling how much pressure should be applied and exactly where. Its important to watch the file on the piece to gain understanding of whats being done to make any necessary adjustments to achieve the desired result.
Teaching yourself a new skill is a challenging and rewarding experience. With my YouTube channel I want to offer my knowledge to anyone who is interested in making jewellery.
The channel has potential to grow in to a great archive of jewellers knowledge with your help.
With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With over 2 decades of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops.
I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street shop model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible.
My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter YouTube channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level.
My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too! This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share.
There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them.
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A commenter on a recent video advised turning the saw blade around so it cuts on the up action rather than down. Its supposedly helpful when cutting through small jump rings. I liked the idea so gave it a try.
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Purposely avoiding being too accurate with these seems to be the best way.
Slight differences in shape but maintaining the same size makes them sit nicely neat together with charmful character.
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Diamond Mounter Bites!
Bite size videos to highlight useful information for jewellers.
Save time and money in the future by keeping spare metal as big as possible. It'll be far more useful to have a collection of chunky or long lengths of precious metal rather than lots of tiny little bits.
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